In this case study Dr Sandra Beach discusses how she draws on LEO logs to support students.
In this case study Dr Sandra Beach discusses how she draws on LEO logs to support students.
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Peter Faber Business School
MGMT310 Managing organisational change and development
Online*
Mainly business degrees and nursing degrees
Dr Sandra Beach
Predominantly working students
190
*Although this case study is for an online unit (rather than blended unit), we have included it because the topics covered are applicable to blended units.
Hear about Dr Sandra Beach's experience.
ACU Case study: Using LEO logs learning analytics to support students (MGMT310)
Many thanks to M.Sobek from the Learning and Teaching Centre for equipment and filming.
Length: 6 mins.
The unit follows FLB's Digital Core structure, each week commonly has the following features:
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Format |
Frequency/Time |
Type |
|
Asynchronous video |
6 x 10 mins |
Pre-recorded introductions to weekly topic. |
|
Synchronous sessions |
approx. 2 per assessment |
Several live sessions using Adobe Connect situated before each assessment. |
| Asynchronous activities | Weekly | LEO Books containing videos, readings, slides, questions and infographics. Self-assessment activities - questions to help students gauge their progress. LEO polls, quizzes, wiki pages |
|
Assessment task |
Weighting (%) |
Description |
|
Assessment 1: Essay |
30% |
Students analyse and critique two change models. |
| Assessment 2: Organisational change diagnosis and video presentation |
30% | Three components: case analysis, 5-7 min video presentation of the case analysis and two page summary of your presentation. |
| Assessment 3: Organisational change plan | 40% | Developing a change plan which addresses an organisational problem. |
The above assessments may have been designed before the latest update to the ACU Assessment Policy. See Assessment Policy for up-to-date advice on designing your assessments.
Students don't expect to have Hollywood-style movies. They're just glad you made the effort, and that you're talking to them.
This is a list of some of the major tools used in this unit.
| Tool |
Rationale |
Resources |
| Adobe Connect | Sandra used Adobe Connect for live sessions around each assessment. | See LEO guide for Adobe Connect. and Lynda guide Adobe Connect Essentials. |
| LEO and Turnitin logs | Sandra used the logs in LEO and Turnitin to monitor student's engagement and support students. |
LEO logs can be found Administration > Unit administration > reports > logs Watch this introduction by Moodle to logging. |
| Glossary |
Every time a student logged in there was a picture and bio of a fellow classmate (different each time) - a 'people gallery'. This helped create a sense of community and break down the sense of online isolation. This was achieved through using the LEO glossary and block features. Students are instructed to upload a photo and a bio into a glossary on LEO. Once the glossary was created, a LEO block ('random glossary entry' type) is made and set it to draw from the bio glossary and moved to the top right-hand side of the LEO unit. See also Dr Sebastian Krook's case study, as he similarly implements a people gallery. |
See LEO blocks (see under Resources) |
These are examples of the kinds of support Sandra drew on in building this unit.
Some students have expressed that they don't like learning online and would like to interact face-to-face. Sandra is exploring this challenge, of how to meet the need of an 'experiential' element to the unit, finding there is no easy answer. She plans to research what others are doing to meet this need, and make incremental change.
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